Hypochrysops halyaetus

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Hypochrysops halyaetus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hypochrysops
Species:
H. halyaetus
Binomial name
Hypochrysops halyaetus
Hewitson, 1874

Hypochrysops halyaetus, the western jewell, is a member of the family Lycaenidae of butterflies. It lives in Australia. [1]

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References

  1. "Hypochrysops halyaetus Hewitson, 1874" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms